Posted on 07/21/2015 11:39:47 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says his opponents for the presidency shouldn’t be missing votes in the Senate or they should “resign, you know.”
“No, I’m really kind of saying the system itself is the problem,” Bush told radio host Michael Medved when asked if his speech Monday on changing Washington was aimed at his presidential rivals who are currently in the Senate.
Bush, speaking in Florida on Monday, gave a broad speech how he would bring changes to what he termed “Mount Washington” if elected. Bush said he would push for a balanced budget, an “unequivocal six-year ban on lobbying…for ex-members of the House and Senate,” and a line-item veto, among other items mentioned in the speech.
“They’re all fine people, but if they’re missing votes then they ought to change that, I mean c’mon, this is — the pay people get in public life is good,” Bush added. “It’s a sacrifice to be away from their families, I’d admit that, but if you’re there for three days, you ought to be able to show up and vote — or resign, you know.”
“That would be — and then go pursue your whatever your desires are, but showing up for work it’s what’s required of every American,” Bush added. “It seems to me that Congress ought to feel a duty to do the same.” Several of Bush’s presidential rivals, such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul have sporadic and sometimes poor attendance records for Senate votes and committee hearings. Bush last served in elected office in 2007.
FUJB
Guess Jeb thinks he can decide who runs, who stays in office, etc.
I’m sorry to say I so hope for the defeat of Jeb Bush and Karl Rove.
Shut up Yeb. Terri Schaivo can’t show up to vote.
Yo no hablo español
LOL! Whatever, Yebbie.
Self-serving. Does he think this gains him anything? Loser.
Jeb, did you demand of the BHO when he was in the Senate?
People with last names of Bush or Clinton should be prohibited from seeking the Presidency.
Did Champagne-drinking Jeb show up for Terri Schiavo
who was in a concentration camp that HE ran?
No, he did not.
He’s trying to talk tough like The Donald.
Hey Yeb try this one, to illegals-”Either show up with legal papers or don’t come at all”.
Did Jeb tell his brother to resign as governor of Texas when he ran for president? Did he tell McCain to resign from the Senate? I don’t recall his father George H.W. Bush resigning as Vice President when he ran for the oval office.
Jeb’s advisors must be totally out of touch. Either that or Jeb actually believes the words he is uttering. Either way it is pathetic.
What a nit-wit.
The higher Job gets in the primaries, the more visits 3rd party websites will receive. He simply cannot win the general election. He’s the wrong generation, the wrong family, and in the wrong party with his platform.
Isn’t that sort of like your unemployed brother-in-law yelling at you from the couch that you need to pick up some overtime?
No but that little Clinton operative that works for the MSM called for BOB Dole to resign and by golly BOB DOLE resigned.
not like it mattered it was done and like two of us remember.
I reluctantly have to agree with Jeb on this one, at least in principle.
More specifically, just think of all the unconstitutional, state power-stealing bills that are getting passed by the Senate since their are no RINOs present to vote to kill them.
The ill-conceived 17th Amendment needs to disappear and corrupt senators along with it.
...and anyone who owns a $10 Billion business, get back to work.
Pray America is waking
Nailed it.
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